I just installed ZA and when I checked View Zones there's an entry for an unknown mapped drive with ip 66.152.109.110

Since I've got no idea why that entry exists I blocked it. But now it created a duplicate entry set to Trusted.

Please someone tell why it creates this entry.

Thanks.

Also, how good is the anti-phishing feature?
When I was registering in the forum I got this alert:
--------------http://forums.zonealarm.com/register.php?do=register
Warning: This site is dangerous
The site you requested [forums.zonealarm.com] might be a phishing site...
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April 29th, 2012

fax

Re: ZoneAlarm adds entry for unknown ip

I don't get any phishing alert on that linke. What version of ZA are you using? Right click the ZA icon near the clock, about, copy to clipboard, paste it here.

Are you on RoadRunner? The IP seems landing there. Sounds like you have some hardware connected to your PC, probably your modem/router.You can ask to your ISP for clarification.

For security I would also to check your PC for malware, see here below for some hints on software to use:Malware Clean-up Guidance

Thanks,
Fax

April 30th, 2012

Forum-Moderator

Re: ZoneAlarm adds entry for unknown ip

How did you come to the conclusion is is an IP address of a mapped drive?

ZA does NOT automaticly add IP address of mapped drives.

If its a mapped drive then you must have mapped it on the PC.

Since the quick work of checking an IP on the internet was done by a guru and its not a mapped drive I'm changing the title of this post because its very misleading because ZA would never do this to a Real mapped drive .

Don't know about the possible phishing warning, but that is what I got the first time, I just added an exception and it doesn't show up again.

About the unknown entry, it is listed as
Name - IP Address/Site
Mapped Drive - 66.152.109.110

I assumed it was a mapped drive because of the name listed. If I block or delete the entry it appears again after I restart the computer.

This a new laptop by the way and I have MS Security Essentials running and I have also scanned with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

TimeWarner/RoadRunner is my ISP, but don't know if it's just coincidence that that other IP also belongs to them. The ip assigned to me is on a very different range and always seems to start with 98.xxxxxxxx

The computer is connected to a wireless router, which is connected to the cable modem. All devices connected to the router have an ip like 192.168.1.1.x

May 1st, 2012

fax

Re: ZoneAlarm adds entry for unknown ip

If you see it in ZA then it means its been allowed in your OS (windows 7?). Remove it from there and you will also remove it from ZA.
Probably some software (legit or not) may have been installing it?